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Value
1.5
Layout
3.2
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.2
Amenities
2.3
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 71
Length 6330 yards
Slope 132
Rating 71.5

Course Details

Year Built 1977
Greens TifEagle Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Bruce Devlin (1977) Ellis Maples

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Reviews

1.4
210 Reviews (210)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 7
Brunch 6
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 29
Bunkers 20
Narrow Fairways 17
This course/club is great for:
Locals 16
A Weekend Splurge 12
Advanced Golfers 12
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 17
Near Local Attractions 12
Worth the Drive 8

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Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course

Course Greens were absolutely terrible. We feel as if we paid a premium for a course that the greens were re-soded and or the dry fungus on most of the greens. We will not be playing again here this year.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 52
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Had to play the front nine twice since the back nine was closed for ground work.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

welcome back

as per usual we were met by the same very professional and friendly gentleman who has been there for some time.
he was his usual welcoming and informative self , letting us know conditions and days information on start tee and even explaining to my friend ( 1st time) course layout and supplying him with a map

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Conditions

the course was in terrible condition. no grass on fairways and the greens had fungus infestation.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/26/2018

We are truly sorry that your experience was not to your liking.
The weather conditions here in Eastern Carolina have been very challenging (cold nights and lots of rain ... 2+ inches just a day prior to your round) and as a result the turf is low and spotty coming out of dormancy. This is not just a challenge at Brandywine Bay, but for the entire region.
Please see some of the other comments posted with the previous couple of weeks and you can see that the vast % are very complementary of our playing conditions.
If you would like to give us another try I would be happy to have you experience 'typical' conditions ... call the clubhouse and ask for Chris and I will gladly make it worth your while.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Day

Got a hot deal, weather perfect. All but one green I great shape. Good spring golf in eastern carolina. Staff friendly. Will go again

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not friendly

Staff acted like it didn’t value my business because I was playing at a discounted rate purchased via golf now.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Walked

Course was in good shape for early April

Course was in good shape for early April. staff was very friendly.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

always a great course

staff extremely welcoming and very informative. overall a wonderful experience would recommend this course to anyone without hesitation

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Water

We had the first tee time on Saturday morning, the greens were covered with thousands of tiny piles of dirt from the insects below the surface. By the time we hit the 3rd hole, the groundskeeper was a hole ahead of us was flooding the greens to get rid of the dirt. Next 8 or 9 holes was hard to putt with that much water on the greens.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

They choose to water the greens during the round and turned the greens, fringe and area around the greens into a mud hole.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course is challenging

Water and sand on many holes. Narrow fairways. Course was in great condition and the staff was great. Greens in great condition but a little too slow for me. I would recommend this course to play. Great course for the price.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

The guide book for each hole was very useful when playing the course for the first time. You need to be able to hit them straight as it is a tight course like many others. 9th hole is very challenging to place your drive.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Partnered up with one first timer and one short timer.

I have been playing now for a little more than 10 years. I'm 68 years old and love the game. I arrived at the course with plenty of time to kill before the other two players arrived. The staff person at the club house informed me they had arrived and we could start playing at anytime. The two much younger players told me that this was the first time for one of them and the other one had been playing for less than a year. Right away I'm thinking this is going to be a long day. It was a 4 hour round. Not to bad for two beginners and one hacker. We had a great time. We did allow one twosome play through. I suggested that we forget about keeping scores because it would not mean much. We didn't spend much time looking for wayward shots that we were sure we would never find. Great time and made two new friends.
When I arrived I was met by one of the staff. I don't remember his name but he was very friendly and very informative about the course. Asked if I had played there before. I told him no and that's when he told me all about the pin placement, where we would start and also told me where the practice greens were located. Some of the nicest people I have met. 5 stars for all of them.
The course was very interesting, I used the little book they gave me and it helped a lot. We played from the yellow tee boxes and may be we should have moved up to the grey. We hacked our way around a very nice course. The greens were very fast and smooth. This is one of the nicest places I have played. Great staff and in my opinion a great course. Thank you all.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

I Love it

I went to Brandywine on a recent trip to Havelock. The staff is super nice and the course is a fun and challenging course to play . The course was in really good condition . Greens were in great shape for the time of summer that I went. I will most definitely be back the next time that I am in town, hopefully in the fall. Great job Brandywine.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

has potential

Planned to have lunch before our round and the a/c was not working inside...appeared they were shorthanded but staff was friendly and helpful. Range was small but fine, decent chipping area and putting green that was close to first tee box. Layout was not bad, very tight fairways and plenty of trouble awaits errant tee shots, doesn't allow for recovery on most holes with lots of OB just off fairways. Still plenty of birdie opportunities and loved the mix of short/moderate length holes. Only one bad hole...9th hole is terrible design, still not sure where to hit tee ball, short hitters have no chance. Extremely disappointed in the shape of the greens. Back nine greens looked terrible put actually rolled ok but on the slow side. Front nine greens are very slow, I mean hit it hard from 10' slow and have some very bad spots. The holes cut for cups in the greens are small and hairy due to the grain, need to be much better. $35 each I paid was too much for the shape of the course (after 1pm in July) but would be a deal with just a little more TLC. Pace of play was excellent, my sons and I played in 3 hours (we play ready golf and are single digit handicappers) Will give it another chance next summer.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Nice option for golfers in Emerald Isle and around. Booked tee time through golf now hot deals, easy to find, unfortunate that it rained steady for 12 out o 18 holes. Fairways, greens and tee boxes did not get mowed as a result. Greens were in good shape considering all this. Lots of water and doglegs on the layout. Just remember to wear to collared shirt !

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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